When hovering the mouse over almost any parameter in the DAW window, Speed Dial took over - faders, panning, plug-in parameters, scrubbing, etc. However, fifteen minutes in, I caught my rhythm. At first, using the touch-sensitive knob in conjunction with a mouse was awkward, like placing two fingers on a track pad at the same time. The HUD can be resized and floats transparently over your DAW's mix or edit window!īefore trying any wrapped plug-ins, I went berserk with the Speed Dial. Automap's HUD (heads-up display) window represents Nocturn's control actions and plug-in parameter assignments graphically.
NOVATION NOCTURN TUTORIAL PRO
The Nocturn hardware is linked via Automap Server to the DAW, so when I open a Pro Tools session, for example, the Automap Server application boots simultaneously. I "wrapped" a compressor, an EQ, and a VST instrument plug-in, by simply dragging the filenames into the manager's right pane. Most, but not all of my plug-ins appeared in the left pane of the plug-in manager window.
The controller's USB cable follows the keyboard's cable to the computer, allowing for a tidy desktop.Īfter installing the software, a plug-in manager window opens. The Nocturn's left-side USB port seems oddly placed at first, but the 9''-wide controller fits perfectly against the left side of a computer's keyboard without getting in the way of the mouse on the right. In the middle of the controller, there's a novel DJ-style crossfader and an ingenious Speed Dial, which I'll get to later. The top eight are assignable, while the lower set toggles dedicated Automap functions. At the bottom of the controller are two banks of eight buttons. Each knob is surrounded with cool, red LED step indicators.
Automap Universal automatically draws a control map of plug-in parameters and then assigns them to the Nocturn controller's encoder knobs and buttons.Įight assignable, touch-sensitive continuous controller knobs represent Nocturn's primary command functions. Nocturn separates itself from the toys with its dedicated, intuitive Automap Universal software, originally developed for use with Novation's ReMOTE SL and SL Compact units. and nearly every studio has at least one control surface condemned to the "eBay pile". Nearly every audio equipment manufacturer was pushing at least one hardware control surface at the Fall 2008 AES show.
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